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Resident raises extensive punch-list concerns after Lake Bluff beach renovation; village says contractor given 25-item list
Summary
A resident spoke at length about incomplete landscaping, lack of topsoil, denuded bluff areas and other unfinished work at South Beach tied to a North Shore Sanitary District project; village staff confirmed a punch list and said final approval and CO are pending contractor response.
George Russell, a resident and member of the Park and Beach Committee, told the Village of Lake Bluff Board of Trustees that the recently completed South Beach work looks better but still contains several unfinished construction and landscaping items that must be corrected before final acceptance.
His remarks focused on denuded bluff faces behind the yacht club compound, lack of topsoil and proper planting around new guardrail posts, leftover construction debris, damaged fencing with barbed wire left in place, and new trees left with burlap and twine still tightly…
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